Translingual

Dracaena draco
(Canary Islands dragon tree)

Dracaena guianensis
(northern caiman lizard)

Proper noun

Dracaena f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the dragon trees.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Teiidae – the caiman lizards.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Asparagaceae): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Nolinoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (plant genus): For species see Dracaena (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia and Dracaena (Vand. ex L.) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• (lizard genus): Dracaena guianensis, Dracaena paraguayensis (species)

See also

• (plant genus):
  • Dracaena (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Dracaena (Vand. ex L.) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Dracaena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• (lizard genus):
  • Dracaena (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Dracaena (Teiidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Dracaena (reptile) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Noun

dracaena ‎(plural dracaenas)

1. (botany) Any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.

See also

• dracaena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• dracaena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Latin

Etymology

Romanized form of the Ancient Greek δράκαινα ‎(drákaina, “she-dragon”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /draˈkae̯.na/

Noun

dracaena f ‎(genitive dracaenae); first declension

1. a she-dragon
2. vocative singular of dracaena

dracaenā f

1. ablative singular of dracaena

Inflection

First declension.